Body found inside burning Kansas City, Kansas, home

2/5/18 11:27 AM

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Authorities are investigating after a body was found inside a burning Kansas City, Kansas, home.

The discovery was made late Sunday as firefighters battled the blaze. Police Chief Terry Zeigler said on Twitter that police are assisting in the investigation. Zeigler says the circumstances leading up to the person’s death aren’t known. The name of the victim wasn’t immediately released.

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